How to Make Confrontation a Little Less Scary
The first significant argument my long-term boyfriend and I had happened about three months after we started dating. I couldn’t even tell you what it…
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My Tried and True Trick for Dealing with Difficult People
My 9th grade shop class (you know, the course where you learn valuable life lessons like how to build a stool and wire an outlet)…
Rethinking Conflict: How I Learned to Have More Honest Conversations
For most of my teens and early 20s, I had this idea that the best way to deal with discomfort or conflict was to pretend…
How to Deal with Confrontation
Even if you cringe at the thought of confrontation, at some point or another, you will encounter an uncomfortable moment of reckoning. Disagreements happen. Misunderstandings…
4 Ways to Keep Your Friendship Strong Through a Challenging Time
A year ago, two close friends and I founded a small tech startup that builds SMS solutions for businesses. I was in my last year…
How to Stand up to a Bully (As an Adult)
I used to work with a bully. Long before I worked from home, I had a job at the front desk of a hotel. I…
Learning to Speak up Was the Best Thing for My Friendships
For as long as I can remember, I’ve let keeping the peace rule in my relationships. Though misguided, I held on to the belief that…